SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finding the way around Gunn
Freshmen at Gunn High School in Palo Alto recently shared random facts about themselves in the ice-breaking game, "Two Truths and a Lie." The session was part of "Titan 101," ... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 7:34 pm by Palo Alto Citizen, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Ravenswood kicks off new school year
Ravenswood City School District kicked off the school year Aug. 23 with about 3,500 students and an operating budget of $38.5 million.
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Author to lecture on teen resilience this Friday
The community is invited to an evening of discussion about "strategies for raising healthy and motivated kids" this Friday, Sept. 28, at Stanford University. The annual event ... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 11:43 am by Old Palo Alto, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Question for PAUSD High School Parents re Grammar Sentence Diagramming?
For parents whose children have gone all the way from elementary school through high school in the Palo Alto Unified School District, were your children ever taught sentence d... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 5:42 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidates' forum set for Sept. 27
Candidates for the Palo Alto Board of Education will share their views Thursday, Sept. 27, in the first of several public forums.
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 6:06 pm by Barron Parker, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Juana Briones gets new principal
The Palo Alto school board confirmed a new principal for Juana Briones Elementary School Tuesday night, June 26. Lisa Hickey, an elementary school principal in the Cupertino U... |
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 12:57 pm by Anon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two declare school board candidacies
Two candidates so far have declared their intentions to run this fall for what will be three available seats on the Palo Alto Board of Education.
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 10:00 am by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Beechwood School in Menlo Park reopens after fire
Beechwood School, a private K-8 nonprofit school located at 50 Terminal Ave. in Menlo Park, reopened Monday morning after a fire Thursday destroyed the administrative offices ... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 6:47 pm by BeThatOne, a resident of another community |
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Weekly seeking parents of kids with severe allergies
We are researching a story on experiences of kids with asthma or allergies in Palo Alto schools, and any issues parents may have had with mold or other indoor air quality issu... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 10:52 am by Chris Kenrick, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community invited to Paly-Gunn football game
The community is invited to watch football and tour construction under way on the Palo Alto High School campus when the Gunn and Paly football teams clash there on Friday, Sep... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 10:12 am by Jeff, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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In search of high-quality preschool for all
With a Stanford University education and decades of hands-on experience with kids, Carol Thomsen is something of an expert on the education of toddlers. Armed with little more... |
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on Sep 17, 2012 at 11:15 am by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly teacher Ellen Austin wins Dow Jones award
The Dow Jones News Fund has named Ellen Austin of Palo Alto High School "National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year." Entering her sixth year at Paly, Austin is one o... |
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 5:19 pm by teach every child, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A celebration of cycling to roll into Palo Alto
On the list of things the Palo Alto community enjoys, bicycling and food are right at the top, and the Italian-inspired Gran Fondo bike ride and festival is bringing them toge... |
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 8:00 am by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto test score trends analyzed
Palo Alto's elementary and middle school students are making progress in closing the achievement gap, with students of all ethnicities improving their standardized test scores... |
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on Sep 15, 2012 at 2:04 pm by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fire destroys three portable buildings at Beechwood School
Firefighters were still at work this morning trying to extinguish hidden pockets of fire that remain from a structure fire that consumed three connected portable buildings on ... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 2:05 pm by Sheina Curtis, a resident of Mountain View |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto's health challenges greater than county's
East Palo Alto's poorest residents and the city's population in general live with far greater health problems than San Mateo County's as a whole, according to a county study a... |
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on Sep 10, 2012 at 10:09 pm by Kwaheas, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do you drive your kid to school?
I am interested in having a good discussion about why those who drive their kids to school do so. Is it because you think they are safer? Is it because it is easier for yo... |
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on Sep 8, 2012 at 9:33 pm by safety, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital celebrates expansion milestone
After years of plans, negotiations and design work, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital officials celebrated a major milestone Thursday in their effort to expand and upgrade th... |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 3:23 pm by jan, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PiE announces 2012-13 fundraising goal
An independent, parent-led foundation that raises funds for Palo Alto's public schools Tuesday announced a 2012-13 fundraising goal of $4.75 million. Palo Alto Partners in Edu... |
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on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:35 pm by Stop Pensions First, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Palo Alto students narrow achievement gap
Palo Alto's African-American and Hispanic elementary and middle school students made significant achievement gains between 2008 and 2012, according to test data presented to t... |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 8:27 pm by Someone Who Knows, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ken Dauber enters Palo Alto school board race
Parent activist Ken Dauber announced Tuesday, Aug. 7, he will run for the Palo Alto school board in this November's election, injecting some competition into the race.
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 12:41 pm by chini, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Klausner out, Townsend in for fall school board race
This fall's election for Palo Alto's Board of Education came into sharper focus this week as two incumbents declared their intentions.
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 11:48 am by palo alto mom, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford appoints online-learning vice provost
Stanford University has appointed computer scientist John Mitchell its first vice provost for online learning. The appointment is part of a larger Stanford Online initiative t... |
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on Sep 4, 2012 at 10:18 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
On Deadline: School districts, education supporters balance dread with hope on Prop. 30 tax vote
Palo Alto schools have felt the bite of the Great Recession and severe cuts in state funding for local districts.
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on Sep 3, 2012 at 1:36 pm by frivolous whim, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto makes bid for bike-bridge funds
Palo Alto's vision of a curvy, elegant bike bridge spanning U.S. Highway 101 at Adobe Creek remains up in the air, with coveted grant funding far from guaranteed. But question... |
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on Sep 2, 2012 at 3:08 pm by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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